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Saturn SL Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Saturn SL, across 3 model years from 2000 to 2002. The 2000 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2002 (1).

Model years
3

2000–2002, with a recall

Recall campaigns
8
Most recalls
2000

8 recalls

Owner complaints
390

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 390 complaints with NHTSA about the Saturn SL across 3 model years; the most, 148, concern the 2000.

Owners marked a crash on 44 of the Saturn SL complaints (11%) and a fire on 8.

Across all Saturn SL model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 98 complaints), then the power train (77).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Saturn SL in 2002: 59, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Saturn SL is exterior lighting, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Saturn SL recall, 00V309000, was reported on October 12, 2000 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly.

Saturn SL years to avoid

Too few Saturn SL model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Saturn SL, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2002113157not ranked
2001311153not ranked
2000814880not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Saturn SL years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Saturn SL

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH2
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS1
  • UNKNOWN OR OTHER1

Saturn SL model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Saturn SL recall campaign (8)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Saturn SL, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
00V309000October 12, 2000fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2000–2001fire6,092
00V310000October 12, 2000power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch2000–2001crash65,000
99V297000October 27, 1999structure: body2000crash and injury7,505
99V280000October 20, 1999seat belts: front: anchorage2000crash265,698
99V231000August 24, 1999service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components2000—5,373
99V230000August 23, 1999unknown or other2000crash and injury2,692
99V232000August 23, 1999structure: body: bumpers2000crash1,592
09E012000exterior lighting2000–2002crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Saturn SL. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: January 15, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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